Both cases require an accusation against an individual for a punishable offence, a procedure which is carried out by a public prosecutor. After the accusation is submitted to the criminal court judge dealing with civil rights guarantees, the Office of the Public Prosecutor requests the attachment or seizure of the property.
En ambos casos, se necesita la imputación de un hecho punible a una persona determinada, este tramite es realizado por un Fiscal; presentada la imputación al Juez Penal de Garantías, el representante del Ministerio Público solicitará el embargo o el comiso de un bien.